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Maybe it's just me, but I don't find getting to that high a level in a week impressive.
Yeah, it's just you. LOL, nah I'm just kidding man.
Seriously a lot of people probably feel the same way. What I define as impressive is that I wouldn't be able to do it myself, even if I would have put in as much play time. I just simply wouldn't have been able to do it, that fact that I wouldn't want to is besides the point I think.
That's all I was getting at. Do I think the game is more fun if you complete quests, read up on the background stuff, explore, craft, and just dink around sometimes? Sure. However, there is one cool thing about being #1. I got this off the main forums, but it still makes sense. He get's to say FIRST!
I think a lot of people play this game hoping to get a certain amount of notoriety. They want to gain respect from their fellow players, they want to be well known for something, everyone wants a little bit of fame in their lives. By being the first to cap upon release of a game this size, you certainly get that. However short lived or insignificant it may seem to most of us, he will be the first person to ever hit cap in World of Warcraft. That opportunity only comes once.
On the main boards this guy got flamed (bad hygiene, never gets laid, worthless, pathetic etc.), but really no one know's this guys circumstances, or why he's able to play as much as he does. So while I believe there are better ways to spend your time, both in-game and out of it, than powerlevelling your character, I certainly won't pass judgement on this guy for doing it, and just the simple fact that any of us are even talking about it, probably makes his mission successful.
-$.02
Edited, Wed Dec 1 14:13:10 2004 by Palison